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Most population gained, Georgia counties

Georgia counties that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+61,037−74%

02Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+32,653−37%

03Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+32,081−81%

04Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+31,522−42%

05Cobb County, GAGA793,345+27,196−83%

06Henry County, GAGA264,922+24,210−60%

07Hall County, GAGA226,568+23,432−47%

08Jackson County, GAGA99,265+23,358+102%

09Paulding County, GAGA190,996+22,335−44%

10Chatham County, GAGA311,855+16,564+10%

11Barrow County, GAGA99,773+16,268−1%

12Walton County, GAGA112,696+16,023−28%

13Houston County, GAGA178,214+14,581−32%

14Coweta County, GAGA160,240+14,082−60%

15Columbia County, GAGA169,189+13,179−43%

16Newton County, GAGA125,583+13,100−35%

17Bartow County, GAGA120,800+11,899−41%

18Carroll County, GAGA131,036+11,888−25%

19Douglas County, GAGA154,293+10,056−52%

20DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+10,012−92%

21Effingham County, GAGA74,397+9,628−19%

22Dawson County, GAGA35,365+8,567+30%

23Bryan County, GAGA52,062+7,324−8%

24Fayette County, GAGA125,156+5,962−79%

25Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+5,850−55%

26Long County, GAGA21,557+5,389+31%

27Camden County, GAGA60,143+5,375−60%

28Liberty County, GAGA70,313+5,057−43%

29Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+4,846−70%

30Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+4,616−71%

31Habersham County, GAGA50,416+4,385−47%

32Gordon County, GAGA61,701+4,157−54%

33Monroe County, GAGA32,023+4,066−12%

34Pickens County, GAGA37,167+3,951−54%

35Spalding County, GAGA70,775+3,469−12%

36Troup County, GAGA72,844+3,418+5%

37Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+3,348−70%

38Banks County, GAGA21,273+3,238−21%

39Union County, GAGA27,859+3,227−39%

40Haralson County, GAGA33,066+3,147−15%

41Glynn County, GAGA87,599+3,100−39%

42Oconee County, GAGA44,893+3,094−64%

43Jasper County, GAGA17,632+3,044+2%

44Hart County, GAGA28,639+2,811−14%

45Madison County, GAGA32,919+2,799−40%

46Floyd County, GAGA101,378+2,794−70%

47Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+2,690−58%

48Polk County, GAGA45,514+2,661−38%

49Harris County, GAGA37,280+2,612−56%

50Walker County, GAGA70,250+2,596−4%

51Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+2,541−75%

52Franklin County, GAGA25,948+2,524−31%

53Greene County, GAGA21,367+2,452−6%

54Lamar County, GAGA20,941+2,441−15%

55Wayne County, GAGA32,481+2,337−44%

56Pike County, GAGA20,932+2,043−41%

57Morgan County, GAGA22,095+1,998−22%

58Peach County, GAGA29,877+1,896−24%

59White County, GAGA29,802+1,799−74%

60Butts County, GAGA27,218+1,784−57%

61Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+1,756−84%

62Putnam County, GAGA23,722+1,675−64%

63Murray County, GAGA41,607+1,634−84%

64Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+1,590−45%

65Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+1,540−72%

66Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+1,534−67%

67Laurens County, GAGA51,041+1,471−70%

68Coffee County, GAGA44,407+1,315−83%

69Clarke County, GAGA129,921+1,250−91%

70Stephens County, GAGA27,854+1,070−51%

71Pierce County, GAGA20,764+1,048−55%

72Lee County, GAGA34,179+1,016−88%

73McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+1,014−54%

74Cook County, GAGA18,232+1,003−57%

75Brantley County, GAGA18,936+915−74%

76Tift County, GAGA42,254+910−73%

77Meriwether County, GAGA21,516+903+634%

78Rabun County, GAGA17,764+881−74%

79Jones County, GAGA29,171+824−72%

80Upson County, GAGA28,500+800−38%

81Fannin County, GAGA26,111+792−79%

82Towns County, GAGA13,285+792−69%

83Berrien County, GAGA18,932+772−63%

84Lanier County, GAGA10,623+746−56%

85Heard County, GAGA12,149+737−69%

86Appling County, GAGA19,100+656−61%

87Ware County, GAGA36,906+655+5358%

88Charlton County, GAGA13,121+603−66%

89Thomas County, GAGA46,368+570−85%

90Toombs County, GAGA27,545+515−74%

91Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+440−33%

92Elbert County, GAGA20,072+435−72%

93Lincoln County, GAGA8,112+422−53%

94Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+379−71%

95Grady County, GAGA26,590+354−90%

96Screven County, GAGA14,408+341−78%

97Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+335−90%

98Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+317−79%

99Candler County, GAGA11,275+294−84%

100Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+283−77%

101Glascock County, GAGA3,141+257+29%

102Evans County, GAGA11,028+254−86%

103Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+230−96%

104Bibb County, GAGA157,556+210−95%

105Marion County, GAGA7,676+178−89%

106Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+169−48%

107Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+168−88%

108Johnson County, GAGA9,310+121−48%

109Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662+103−36%

110Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+99−92%

111Clinch County, GAGA6,847+98−86%

112Crawford County, GAGA12,206+76−98%

113Decatur County, GAGA29,432+65−98%

114Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+60−93%

115Warren County, GAGA5,269+54−79%

116Schley County, GAGA4,593+46−74%

117Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+31−98%

118Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+25−98%

119Webster County, GAGA2,369+21−83%

120Quitman County, GAGA2,254+19−95%

121Seminole County, GAGA9,162+15−96%

122McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+8−99%

123Taylor County, GAGA7,818+2−100%

124Echols County, GAGA3,685-12−101%

125Turner County, GAGA8,983-23−103%

126Talbot County, GAGA5,709-24−8%

127Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-25−128%

128Clay County, GAGA2,815-33+371%

129Richmond County, GAGA206,559-48−100%

130Dooly County, GAGA11,156-52−103%

131Hancock County, GAGA8,682-53−105%

132Bacon County, GAGA11,070-70−113%

133Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099-95−108%

134Dade County, GAGA16,154-97−105%

135Clayton County, GAGA297,471-124−100%

136Baker County, GAGA2,725-151−133%

137Calhoun County, GAGA5,413-160−112%

138Burke County, GAGA24,408-188−111%

139Miller County, GAGA5,812-188−283%

140Brooks County, GAGA16,101-200−119%

141Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-227+2738%

142Dodge County, GAGA19,663-262−117%

143Randolph County, GAGA6,156-269+16%

144Macon County, GAGA11,756-326−134%

145Early County, GAGA10,455-399−180%

146Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-425−154%

147Terrell County, GAGA8,656-529−267%

148Washington County, GAGA19,453-535−126%

149Irwin County, GAGA9,020-646−150%

150Stewart County, GAGA4,631-683+70%

151Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-698+392%

152Worth County, GAGA20,059-725−133%

153Sumter County, GAGA28,801-815−127%

154Crisp County, GAGA19,237-891−145%

155Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-1,100−46%

156Telfair County, GAGA11,195-1,282−261%

157Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-1,288−135%

158Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-3,174+1190%

159Muscogee County, GAGA202,171-4,751−168%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES